Tag: pattern

Did you know my very first blog post was about these Banana Booties by Max & Meena? I haven't made them for about two years, but when I had a request for a pair, I jumped at the opportunity. Making these booties brought back memories of making them for my son when he was just... Continue Reading →

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This summer, I have plans to spend lots of time at the beach, pool, and a lake... which means I need a new swimsuit, right? After some thinking, I decided to use the Greenstyle North Shore Swimsuit for the bottoms and the Power Sports Bra for the top. I ordered some beautiful swim fabric that... Continue Reading →

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I absolutely love my Helen Dress from DIBY that I wrote about here. I was going to make the short sleeve option for my next version, but with my summer plans, I knew I would get more use out of another tank version. I wanted a solid color, but was trying to think of how... Continue Reading →

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Hello! I have been a bit slow on updating you all on Me Made May! So far, I have worn something I have made every single day in May. One day was just undergarments, but that still counts! I've been a little slow updating you all on instagram, and am hoping to pick that up... Continue Reading →

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On Thursday, I was trying to decide if I wanted to sew up a new dress for graduation on Saturday. I was eyeing the George + Ginger Facebook page, knowing that a new test was coming up for the updated version of the Drama Dress. Friday morning, I decided I was going to print off... Continue Reading →

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I have trying to be more adventurous in my sewing (I may or may not have a pattern with a button hole planned in the near future). Most times that means new patterns with new techniques and features (for me), but sometimes that means fabric, too! When I saw this jacquard mesh would soon be... Continue Reading →

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I bought this pattern, the DIBY Helen Drawstring Dress, when it released and still had not sewn it up! I always told myself it was the perfect casual dress. Especially for Tucson where most days are casual! So, when I received this beautiful large waterfall rayon spandex fabric from Boho Fabrics in the mail on... Continue Reading →

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A couple of months ago I had a poster session to present at, and wanted something "me made" to wear. Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling anything in my closet. I had bought this amazing fabric from Boho Fabrics that was just sitting in my closet waiting to be sewn up... but I didn't have the right... Continue Reading →

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I finally found the motivation to try another legging pattern during Greenstyle's 2019 Fit Capsule. I bought the pattern on discount excited to see the differences and for leggings with a tad less compression than the Super G Tights (written about here). I measured myself and got started printing, tracing, and cutting the Greenstyle Strides.... Continue Reading →